The Cuyahoga Land Bank engages with both large and small property maintenance contractors to secure and inspect each property that comes into its inventory. These contractors make sure buildings are secure, grass is cut, overgrown bushes are trimmed and any…Read more ›

SOUTH EUCLID — The city continues to make headway as it, like many cities in the area, battles the blight of vacated homes. It has been announced that just over $400,000 will be spent in South Euclid this year to…Read more ›

At first glance, it may not be obvious why Bobbi Reichtell, the new executive director of Campus District Inc., is the ideal choice as Cuyahoga Land Bank’s newest board member. After all, Campus District-anchored by Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga Community…Read more ›

With the Pennsylvania Land Bank Act recently passed by the state Legislature, members of the Reading Redevelopment Authority are talking about how the act could help the city to recover blighted, vacant and tax-delinquent properties for new economic growth. “Reading…Read more ›

The Cuyahoga Land Bank participated in a press conference held by US Representatives Dave Joyce, Marcia Fudge and Marcy Kaptur to announce the reintroduction/modification of the Restore our Neighborhoods Act. The bill would create funds for demolition through the issuance…Read more ›

Franklin County hopes its new land bank will become a model for other communities plagued with vacant properties that — vermin-infested, moldy and dilapidated — sink neighborhood pride and property values. It is, however, already a model of cooperation. The…Read more ›

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cuyahoga County Land Bank soon might be empowered to issue millions of dollars worth of federal tax credit bonds to pay for demolition of vacant, abandoned and blighted properties. An Ohio delegation from the U.S. House…Read more ›

A trio of Northeast Ohio members of Congress were in Cleveland today to promote a bill geared at fighting the after-effects of the foreclosure crisis. Marcy Kaptur, David Joyce and Marcia Fudge are co-sponsoring legislation that could give Ohio hundreds…Read more ›

The vinyl siding is intact. That’s the first thing I notice as Frank Ford and I pull up in front of a gutted two-story colonial in Cleveland’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood. “It’s not as valuable as aluminum siding,” Ford tells me.…Read more ›

CLEVELAND – Local members of Congress are join forces to cleanup neighborhoods in Cleveland. Congressman Dave Joyce (OH-14), Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (OH-11) and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) held a news conference on Wednesday to talk about the bi-partisan legislation that…Read more ›

CLEVELAND – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a contract extension between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Cuyahoga Land Bank. The agreement will once again allow the land bank to buy distressed properties owned…Read more ›

The volume of foreclosed properties owned by most local banks fell last year by double-digit percentages, in some cases by the steepest rates since the foreclosure crisis struck — a corner bankers say was turned thanks to an improving real…Read more ›

BEREA — A Cuyahoga County agency recommended the city receive a $200,000 grant to help residential redevelopment in the north end. Last month Cuyahoga County Department of Development asked the city to reapply for a Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The city…Read more ›

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Officials at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have reversed their decision about selling Cuyahoga County properties to speculators and others and will continue to sell to the Cuyahoga Land Bank. HUD and the land…Read more ›

Columbus and Franklin County have reached an agreement to guide how the county’s new land bank will help Columbus address some of the city’s 6,000 vacant and abandoned houses. The city council passed a memorandum of understanding at its Monday…Read more ›

Statesville, North Carolina (CNN) — It was supposed to be a routine patrol for Dale Beatty, a National Guardsman serving in northern Iraq. But when the Humvee he was in veered slightly off the road, his life changed in an…Read more ›

Vacant foreclosed properties dot the map of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. So think of the new Cook County land bank as housing’s Georges Seurat; it’s trying to arrange all those individual dots into something new and better (much as…Read more ›

The Cuyahoga Land Bank has a Property Transfer Policy. Cuyahoga Land Bank staff check public records to ensure that an applicant for the Deed-in-Escrow program is indeed a responsible property owner. For more information on our Property Transfer Policy and…Read more ›

Every property that enters the Cuyahoga Land Bank’s inventory must be assessed so that the Land Bank can determine if it should be rehabbed or demoed. Learn about what goes into the assessment process by watching this quick video

Ask Demond Taylor how he’s doing and you’ll get a cheery response: “The sun is shining and I’m employed,” he says, “so I’m doing great.” With his positive attitude, it’s no wonder Demond’s life is coming together in a big…Read more ›

A clear-eyed master plan to deal with the vacant and abandoned properties that crater Cleveland neighborhoods is long overdue. Up to now, a diverse and dedicated group of neighborhood planners has been driving decisions. These actors include City Hall, the…Read more ›

CLEVELAND – Cleveland Councilman Jeff Johnson says he believes more condemned homes can be saved and occupied by owners who care about the community. According to Johnson, more than 15,000 Cleveland homes are unoccupied and that number continues to grow.…Read more ›

CLEVELAND, Ohio — On a late-November afternoon, Cleveland City Councilman Jeffrey Johnson drove slowly down Drexel Avenue, past large colonial homes set back from the quiet street, and pointed out the vacant properties he hopes he can save. In the…Read more ›

The Cuyahoga Land Bank inspects each property before it is transferred into its inventory. This inspection evaluates all major mechanical systems such as furnace, electrical and plumbing as well as driveways, garages, porches, walls, ceiling, kitchens, bathrooms and roofs using…Read more ›